Sean Bean

Actor, Producer, Animation Department

Birthdate: Apr 17, 1959

Birthplace: Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK

Sean Bean's career since the eighties spans theatre, radio, television and movies. Bean was born in Handsworth, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, to Rita (Tuckwood) and Brian Bean. He worked for his father's welding firm before he decided to become an actor. He attended RADA in London and appeared in a number of West End stage productions including RSC's "Fair Maid of the West" (Spencer), (1986) and "Romeo and Juliet" (1987) (Romeo) , as well as "Deathwatch" (Lederer) (1985) at the Young Vic and "Killing the Cat" (Danny) (1990) at the Theatre Upstairs.

This soulful, green-eyed blonde's roles are so varied that his magnetic persona convincing plays angst-ridden villains, as in Clarissa (1991), passionate lovers like Mellors in Lady Chatterley (1993), rough-and-ready soldiers such as Richard Sharpe, heart wrenching warriors as the emotionally torn Boromir in "The Lord of the Rings," and noble Greeks, like Odysseus in Troy (2004), where his very presence in the film adds grace and validity to the rest of the movie. Recently, he did a turn in Shakespeare's "Macbeth," where as the principal lead, he so transfixed the audience that the show was extended in London and critically acclaimed. Bean, however, remains himself, a man's man, and in the glitzy world of movies this is a rare thing indeed. Bean resides in London where he enjoys raising his beautiful daughters, his beloved football, and the occasional pint.

Bean has three daughters, Lorna, Molly and Evie.

Known For

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

(2001)

Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones

(2011)

Black Death
Black Death

(2010)

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

(2002)

Sean Bean Movies

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Upcoming (1)

  • 2026 |

    The Isolate Thief

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Previous (64)

  • 2025 |

    Anemone

    asJem
  • 2024 |
    Buffalo Kidsas Outlaw Wilson
  • 2023 |

    Knights of the Zodiac

    asAlman Kido
  • 2021 |
    Osprey: Sea Raptoras Narrator
  • 2020 |
    Wolfwalkersas Bill Goodfellowe
  • 2020 |

    Possessor

    asJohn Parse
  • 2019 |
    The Jewels of the Salton Sea
  • 2018 |

    The Island

    asDr. Bernard Merrick
  • 2018 |

    Dark River

    asRichard Bell
  • 2017 |
    Droneas Neil Wistin
  • 2016 |
    Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XVas Regis Lucis Caelum
  • 2016 |

    Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV

    asRegis Lucis Caelum
  • 2016 |
    The Young Messiahas Severus
  • 2016 |

    The Young Messiah

    asSeverus
  • 2015 |
    Any Dayas Vian
  • 2015 |

    The Martian

    asMitch Henderson
  • 2015 |

    Pixels

    asCorporal Hill (SAS Officer)
  • 2015 |

    Jupiter Ascending

    asStinger Apini
  • 2012 |
    Cleanskinas Ewan
  • 2012 |
    Hooliganas Narrator
  • 2012 |
    Wild in the Streetsas Narrator
  • 2012 |

    Silent Hill: Revelation

    asHarry
  • 2012 |
    Soldiers of Fortuneas Dimidov
  • 2012 |

    Mirror Mirror

    asKing
  • 2011 |
    Age of Heroesas Jones
  • 2010 |
    Black Deathas Ulrich
  • 2010 |
    Ca$has Pyke Kubic
  • 2010 |
    Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thiefas Zeus
  • 2007 |
    An Island's Legacy: Preparing for TT
  • 2007 |
    Far Northas Loki
  • 2007 |
    Outlawas Danny Bryant
  • 2007 |
    The Hitcheras John Ryder
  • 2006 |
    Silent Hillas Christopher Da Silva
  • 2006 |

    Silent Hill

    asChristopher Da Silva
  • 2005 |
    The Darkas James
  • 2005 |
    North Countryas Kyle
  • 2005 |
    Flightplanas Captain Rich
  • 2005 |

    Flightplan

    asCaptain Rich
  • 2004 |
    National Treasureas Ian Howe
  • 2004 |

    National Treasure

    asIan Howe
  • 2004 |

    Troy

    asOdysseus
  • 2003 |

    The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

    asBoromir
  • 2002 |
    Tom & Thomasas Paul Sheppard
  • 2002 |

    Equilibrium

    asPartridge
  • 1986 |
    Caravaggioas Ranuccio
  • 2001 |

    The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

    asBoromir
  • 2001 |

    Don’t Say a Word

    asPatrick Koster
  • 2000 |
    Essex Boysas Jason Locke
  • 1998 |
    Airborneas Dave Toombs
  • 1998 |
    La Coupe De La Gloire: The Official Film of the 1998 FIFA World Cup
  • 1998 |
    Roninas Spence
  • 1998 |

    Ronin

    asSpence
  • 1997 |
    Anna Kareninaas Vronsky
  • 1996 |
    When Saturday Comesas Jimmy Muir
  • 1994 |
    Shoppingas Venning
  • 1995 |
    GoldenEyeas Alec Trevelyan
  • 1995 |

    GoldenEye

    asAlec Trevelyan
  • 1994 |
    Black Beautyas Farmer Grey
  • 1992 |
    Patriot Gamesas Sean Miller
  • 1990 |
    The Fieldas Tadgh McCabe
  • 1989 |
    War Requiemas The German Soldier
  • 1989 |
    Windprintsas Anton van Heerden
  • 1988 |
    Stormy Mondayas Brendan
  • 1984 |
    Winter Flightas Hooker

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